Ventilating vent for wall of building



R. H. JOPPICH VENTILATING VENT FOR WALL. OF BUILDING Filed July 27, 1954 4? Rob erfHJopp/'ch INVENToR.

BY *m United States Patent VENTILATIKNG VENT FOR WALL F BUILDING Robert H Joppich, Adams, Mass.

Application July 27, 1954, Serial No. 446,127

2 Claims. (Cl. Ztl- 4) This invention relatesto the class of building construction and more particularly to a novel vent for use in removing moisture from between exterior and interior walls.

The primary object of this invention resides in the provision of a novel vent for use in the removal of moisture from between the exterior and interior walls of buildings which normally soaks through the outer or exterior wall and causes the exterior paint to blister and eel. p This vent when installed will not cause objectionable appearance changes to a building.

The construction of this invention features a vent sleeve which is positioned within an aperture or through the exterior wall and opening into the bottom edge of a length of siding. The vent sleeve itself has a hole therethrough for the reception of a substantially U-shaped retaining wire which holds the vent sleeve in position so as to prevent accidental turning or falling out of the vent sleeve.

Another feature of the invention lies in the guide provided for boring the exterior wall which includes not only a stepped upper surface for alignment with the sid ing of the exterior wall but includes a tube which is also provided with a. stepped upper surface, the tube having a bore which opens only into the horizontal portion of its stepped up upper surface.

Still further objects and features of this invention reside in the provision of a vent for walls which is easy to install, durable, which is capable of being constructed from various readily available materials, and which is inexpensive to produce thereby permitting wide distribution and utilization.

These, together with the various ancillary objects and features of the invention which will become apparent as the following description proceeds, are attained by this vent and guide for boring the hole for the vent, a preferr/ed embodiment of which has been illustrated in the accompanying drawings, by way of example only Wherem:

Figure l is asectional View illustrating the manner in which the vents are installed in a wall;

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional View illustrating the position of the Vents in the exterior wall in greater detail;

Figure 3 is a sectional detail view as taken along the plane of line 3-3 in Figure 2 illustrating the manner in which the retaining wire holds the vent sleeve in position;

Figure 4 is an end view of the vent sleeve;

Figure 5 is a sectional detail view illustrating the manner in which a guide is used for boring the exterior wall; and

Figure 6 is a partial elevational view of the guide and illustrating the manner in which the tube is secured in the guide block.

It is to be recognized that the term siding is used gen- 2,782,464 Patented Feb. 26, 1957 ice erally to include clapboard, shingles and other similar facing materials.

With continuing reference to the accompanying drawings wherein like reference numerals designate similar parts throughout the various views and with particular attention initially to Figures l through 4 it will be noted that herein there is disclosed a wall structure and a vent therefor. The wall structure is conventional and includes an exterior wall 10 and an interior wall 12 which are spaced from each other to form an air space 14. The exterior wall 10 may be formed of sheathing 16 on which overlapping lengths of siding 18 are secured in the conventional manner.

The concept of the present invention lies in the utiliza tion of a vent for the air space 14 so as to prevent the moisture which normally collects and condenses within the air space 14 from seeping outwardly through the exterior wall 10 to destroy the painted outer surface of the exterior wall 10; This vent is formed by drilling an aperture 20 angularly upward and inwardly from the bottom edge 22 of a length of siding 18, the aperture 20 being spaced inwardly from the outermost portion of the bottom edge 22.

Pushed into the aperture 2b is a vent sleeve 24 which is formed of brass, aluminum, copper or plastic tubing, or other suitable material, as may be desired. The bot tom end of the Vent sleeve 24 is provided with screening 26 and the upper inner end of the vent sleeve 24 has its lower portions 28 thereof extending inwardly of the inner surface 30 of the sheathing 16.

Extending through the sleeve 24 is an aperture 32 for reception of a substantially U-shaped retaining wire 34 the end portions 36 and 38 thereof being bent to lie substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of the vent sleeve 24. The end portions 36 and 38 extend downwardly and outwardly to form retaining hooks against withdrawal of the vent sleeve 24 due to the fact that the wooden bers of the sheathing 16 and siding 18 which were compressed when the sleeve 24 was first squeezed therein will expand to lock the sleeve in position. Further, the retaining wire 34 will not only prevent the vent sleeve 24 from falling out but will prevent the vent sleeve from turning thereby always holding the various portions thereof in correct alignment.

Referring to the construction of the guide used in boring the apertures Zt) in the exterior wall 10, it will be noted that the guide which is generally designated by reference numeral 49 includes a substantially rectangular shape block 42 formed of hardwood, aluminum, or other suitable material having an upper surface 44 provided with a stop 46 therein forming a flange 48 which extends up wardly and is adapted to lie against the outer surface of a length of siding 18 in which the aperture 20 is to be drilled with the horizontal surface 50 underlying the side 1S.

Formed in the block 42 is an aperture 52 which extends upwardly through the block 42 and opens into the stepped upper surface. Inserted within the aperture 52 and held in place by means of a suitable set screw 54 or the like is a guide tube 56 which has a flared hole at the lower and outer end 58. The inner end of the tube S6 is provided with a stepped surface 6i) but the bore 62 through the tube 56 opens only into the horizontal surface Sti of the block 52 and the horizontal portion of the stepped surface 6l) of the tube 56. Hence, when a drill bit or the like is inserted through the bore 62, it will be guided in a manner so as to assure that the aperture 20 will commence inwardly of the outer edge of the siding 18 so that after the aperture 20 has been bored and the sleeve 24 inserted, the vent will be substantially invisible to any one looking at a building employing this vent construction.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device will be readily understood and further explanation is believed to be unnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to` limit the invention to the exact construction shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the appended claims. Y

What is claimed as new is as follows:

l. A vent for a wall construction having interior and exterior spaced walils with said exterior wall formed of overlapping siding, an aperture extending upwardly and inwardly through said exterior Wall to communicate with the space between said interior and exterior Walls, said aperture opening into the bottom edge of a length of said siding and spaced from the Outer edge of said length of siding, and a vent sleeve seated in said aperture, said vent sleeve having a transverse hole therethrough, and a substantially U-shaped retaining WireV extending through said hole with the ends of said wire lying against the outer surface of said vent sleeve.

2. A vent for a wall construction having interior and exterior spaced walls with said exterior wall formed of overlapping siding, an aperture extending upwardly and CII inwardly through said exterior wall to communicate with the space between said interior and exterior walls, said aperture opening into the bottom edge of a length of said siding and spaced from the outer edge of said length of siding, and a vent sleeve seated in said aperture, said vent sleeve having a transverse hole therethrough, and a substantially U-shaped retaining wire extending through said holle with the ends of said wire lying against the outer surface of said vent sleeve, said vent sleeve having a portion thereof extending inwardly of the inner surface of said exterior wall, said vent sleeve having a screen extending across the outermost end thereof.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,192,933 Saborsky Mar. 12, 1940 2,513,056 Scallan June 27, 1950 2,597,152 Kornmeyer May 20, 1952 2,609,021 Griith Sept. 2, 1952 2,645,824 Titsworth July 21, 1953 2,703,911 Gritn Mar. 15, 1955 OTHER REFERENCES The Brown Wall Breather, Cornwall & Company, Cleveland, Ohio. Oct. 3, 1950. 

